I run the world’s largest employee mental health company. Leaders are treating AI adoption as a tech problem. It’s not

As CEO of ComPsych — the world’s largest provider of employee mental health services — I spend a lot of time thinking about what’s making workers anxious. Right now, AI is at the top of that list.

According to a 2025 Pew Research Center report, workers are more worried than hopeful about AI in the workplace. And the consequences of that anxiety go well beyond morale: research shows that when employees believe they are likely to lose their job, the risk of serious psychological distress rises considerably ...